The All Progressives Congress has won the Damaturu/Tarmuwa/Gujba/Gulani Federal Constituency bye-election in Yobe.
Prof. Sunday Alao, the Returning Officer of the election, on Saturday in Damaturu declared the APC candidate, Hon. Abdullahi Kukuwa, as the winner.
Kukuwa scored 23,745 votes to be declared as winner.
He defeated Hon. Nasiru Hassan of the Peoples Democratic Party, who polled 6,990 votes, to emerge second.
Adamu Dina of the Advance Congress for Democracy scored 163 votes, while Jibrin Ladan of the National Conscience Party scored 139 votes.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the election was conducted on Saturday to replace Hon. Khadija Bukar, who was appointed minister in the federal cabinet.
Zannah Ibrahim, the Yobe State Commissioner of Police, said there was no violence recorded in any of the four participating Local Government Areas.
NAN reports that Yobe State would head for another bye-election following the return of Abdullahi Kukuwa, who currently represents Gulani Constituency in the state House of Assembly, as winner of the just concluded bye-election.
NAN.
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